Prototype + lowpro vs. JQuery - Low Pro

Message from discussion Prototype + lowpro vs. JQuery

Matt Aimonetti

More options 26 Jan 2008, 03:38

From: "Matt Aimonetti" <mattaimone...@gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:38:47 -0800

Local: Sat 26 Jan 2008 03:38

Subject: Re: Prototype + lowpro vs. JQuery

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Wow, that would be awesome, I can't wait to give it a try. JQuery already
has livequery but it ain't as good as lowpro!

-Matt

On 1/25/08, Dan Webb <d...@danwebb.net> wrote:

> On 1/21/08, Matt Aimonetti <mattaimone...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > It would be awesome to port the low pro syntax to JQuery. Now the thing
> is,
> > low pro is just a tiny abstraction layer above proto, in theory we
> should be
> > able to port the same layer to JQuery.

> I've considered doing this myself. Ive used both jquery and prototype
> heavily in the past. The reason I like prototype over jquery is that
> prototype offers more general programming tools where as jquery is
> just about dealing with the DOM. Secondarily, in my experience, the
> chaining idiom in jquery tempts people into writing some pretty
> unreadable code.

> However, jquery is really compact, very well documented and does its
> job well so I can see the attraction so 10 minutes spend writing
> behaviours on top of it would be well spent. Ill see what I can come
> up with. Something like:

> $('.date').attach(DatePicker, { opt1: 34 });

> Would do the job, I can even bring over the inheritance stuff...and
> the DOM builder. I'll do it tomorrow morning if I have time.

> Cheers for bringing this up...

> --
> Dan Webb
> http://www.danwebb.net

> aim: danwrong123
> skype: danwrong

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